Storage battery.



A. H. SNYDEB.

STORAGE BATTERY,

AYPLWATION FILED Aun. um,

Iatented Oct. 6, 1914.

2 BHEETS--SHIHT 1.

WITNESSES A. H. SNYDBR.

STORAGE BATTERY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.15. 1912.

Patented 001. 6,' 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET Z UntTED" STATES liarriliar OFFICE.

ALMOND H. SNYDER, OF LANCASTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNQR TO GOUL'DAv STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK;

STORAGE BATTERY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

Application filed August 15, 1912. Serial No. 715,148.

To all whom it may concern.-

lBe it known that I, ALMoND H. SNYDER,

I a citizen of the United States, and a resivery much heated.

The main object of the .invention is to arrange and' connect the batteries for ventilaF tion in such a way that they may be thoroughly ventilated internally and externally.

My invention will be more readily understood and further objects, features and ad- @tical ribs 14s-1l extending across thev jar, -iipon which are supported the spacing pieccs or separators 15.

vantages of the invention will more fully appear from the. following descrlption taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specifcation, and in which- Figure 1 is a sectional elevation through a compartment and the jars therein, show ing the battery jars arranged in the compartment and ventilated according` to one form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a part of a sectional elevation through a compartment,

showing the jars ventilated in accordance with a modification of the invention; Fig. 3 is a plan view lookingdown upon the jars arranged in the compartment as shown in Fig. 1; and Figs. 4 and 5 show details.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a battery jar, preferably made of hard rubber, and having integral vertical spaced grooves 2 along its sides for receiving and holding in place suitable spacing strips 3 which form vertical Ventilating spaces or flues between the jars. The Hoor of the jar is provided with lugs-4 which serve to elevate the floor of the jar from the floor of the compartment, for Ventilating purposes. lVithin the jar are positive and negative plates 5 and 6 respectively connected to the positive and negative terminals 7-7, as many of the plates of one polarity as desired being burned to a common bus bar connected to a terminal. Each plate has deep notches 9--9' formed therein, one at each end of the plate near the upper edge. Inserted in these notches are the horizontal flanges 12 of the hard rubber spacing and supporting member 10, having spacing lugs integral therewith extending between the adjacent positive and negative plates to keep them properly separated.

The negative plates 5 are provided with integral legs 5 extending down to the bot- 'tom of the jar for supporting the plates. ',lhe negative plates 5, therefore, support the .members 10, and the positive plates are .supported from the members l() by having their notches at 9 9 engaging over the flanges 12. All the legs on the left-hand '.side of the negative plates are held spaced l apart by suitable spacing means or by being 1 connected by lead separating ribs formed I integral therewith by lead burning. [legs on the right-hand side of the negative Iplates are similarly separated.

All the 'lhe ioor ofthe jar is provided with ver In Figs. 1 and 3, I have shown the battery jars arranged in a compartment so as to be ventilated according to the preferred form of my invention. The compartment 16 having side walls 17-17 and a floor 18, has an `inner compartment 19 built within it, the inner compartment having side walls 2O and a perforated floor 21 upon which the jars are placed. Between the side walls 17 and 20 and the floors 18 and 21 of the two compartments, there is an air space extending entirely around and beneath the inner compartment, the space between the lloor of the compartments communicating with the space between the side walls by openings 22.

The lugs 4 of the battery jars elevate the bottoms of the jars from the perforated floor 21 so as to form an air space between the bottoms of the jars and the perforated floor through which the air passes from the perforations in the Hoor.` The jars are arranged with their adjacent side walls spaced apart from each other so as to form vertical ventilating spaces which are divided up into vertical tlues by means of the wooden strips 3 which fit into the vertical grooves 2 in adjacent walls of the jars. This construction provides vertical flues extending between adjacent walls of the jars throughout the compartment, and the spacing strips are preferably also used between the inner walls of compartment and the adjacent walls of the jars so as to provide Ventilating fines be-V tween the jars and the wall: While I have jars and the inner walls of the compartments may be divided into lues by anyv other suitable means.

Above the vertical lines I provide means for sealing up the tops of the vertical spaces between adjacent jars and between the jars and the inner walls of the compartment. This is preferably done by placing cover pieces or strips 25 ,along the tops of the spacing pieces 3 and cementing the cover pieces in between the adjacent walls`of the jars and between the.inner walls of the compartment and adjacent walls of the jars. In the preferred form of my invention, these cover pieces form Ventilatingpassageways 26 along the tops of the flues, and the cover pieces are preferably arched so as to form a strong semi-circular passageway along the tops of the flues above which a suitable cementing compound 27 may be poured so as to seal the cover pieces in place. These covers, fitting tightly between adjacent jars andv between the jars and the inner walls of the compartment, divide the compartment horizontally into two substantially air-tight portions.

The battery ars are provided with covers 28 having two or more Ventilating openings. I prefer to arrange some of the openings 29 along the outer-edges of the cover to be used as air inlet openings, and to arrange one of the openings 30 in the center of the jar as an air outlet opening. In the preferred form of my invention, the air inlet openings 29 are connected at intervals along the passageway through suitable Ventilating connections 31, although in some cases, if desired, as shown in Fig. 2, the air ducts 29 andv outlet openings 31 from the Ventilating passageways above the vertical flues need not be directly connected.

Air is supplied to thev compartment through suitable pipes 33 and 34 from which the air flows around between the walls of the inner and outer compartment down through the openings 22 and up through the perforated floor 21 and along the bottoms of the jars and up through the vertical lues into the Ventilating passageways extending along the tops of theflues, up through the Ventilating connections 3l and into the jars, and then out through the air. outlet openings 30 into the upperportion of the compart-l ment above the sealed cover pieces 25,"from` whence the air is conducted out of the com- -partment through a suitable pipe 36. The air is preferably drawn through the fines,- connections and jars and out'of the compart-v iniaeei ment by a suitable fan `39 connected in the pipe'j36 ,but if desired, the air may be, forced through these passages by a fan (not shown) in the pipe 34, or may bel passed through these passages by any other suitable means.

Wlnle I have shown and described my in` Vention in what lI believe to be its preferred form, it will be obvious to those skilled in Y y the art that various modifications and changes may be .made in the arrangement and construction of the parts without departing from the scope and spirit of my in-l vention, and I do not wish to be underbatteries having their jars arranged ad#v jacent one another so as to` form Vertical Ventilating spaces between the adjacent sides of the jars, means for covering the tops of f soY said spaces, covers for the jars, Ventilating connections between the covered spaces and the interior of the jars, air ducts in the covers of the jars, and means for causinga flow of air through said spaces, connections andvjars.

2. The combination of a closed compart, ment, a series of storage batteries within the compartment having their jars arranged adjacent one another so as 'to form Vertical Ventilating spaces between adjacent sides of the jars,"means extending along the tops of the Ventilating spaces to cover the spaces 'and form Ventilating passageways along the same, covers for the jars having Ventilating i openings therein, Ventilating connections between the passageways and certain of the openings in the covers of the jars, an air pipe communicating with the compartment below the vertical Ventilating spaces, .and a second air pipe communicating with the compartment above the. coversfor the said rvertical Ventilating spaces, whereby the in- `terior and exterior of the jars may be ventilated.

3. The combination of a. series of storage batteries having their jars larranged adjacent one another so as to form vertical 'Ventilating spaces between the adjacent sides of the jars, means for sealing the tops of said Spaces, covers for thejars having air inlet openings therein, means connecting the openings with vthetops of the sealed Ventilating spaces, and air outlet ducts extending through the covers vof the jars.

4. The combination of a series of storage batteries having theirj ars arranged adjacent fines and the interior of the jars.

5. The combination of a series of storage 3- ba-tter'ies havin-g their jars arranged ad'- jacent one another, covers for the jars havf ing inlet and 'outlet Ventilating openings,` vertical spacing pieces between adjacentl walls of the jars forming therewith Vertical Ventilating rines, Ventilating passageways communicating with 'the tops of the fines, connections between the passageways and the inlet openings through the covers of the jars, and mea-ns for creating a flow of air through said fines, passageways and jars, whereby the interior and eXterio'rof the jars are ventilated.

16. The combination of a series of storage batteries having their jars arranged` adjacent one another, covers for the jars having inlet and outlet Ventilating openings, Vertical spacing pieces between adjacent walls of the jars forming therewith vertical Ventilating fines, means tting over the tops of the Ventilating` tiues and ,forming along the upper ends thereof Ventilating passageways, and connections between said passageways and certain of the openings through the cover.

7. The combination of a series of 4storage batteries having their jars arranged ad,- jacent one another so as to form vertical Ventilating spaces between adjacent sides of the jars, arched covers sealed alongvthe tops of the Ventilating spaces, covers for the jars having Ventilating openings therethrough, ventilating connections between the arched covers and certain of the Ventilating openings in the jar covers, and means for forcing air through the Ventilating spaces, connections and jars.

8. The combination `of a series of storage batteries having their jars arranged adjacent one another, covers for the jars having Ventilating openings, vertical spacing pieces between adjacent walls of the jars forming therewith vertical Ventilating flues, arched cover strips resting upon the tops of the spacing pieces and sealed in between the adjacent walls of the jars to form ventilating passageways along the tops of the flues, and Ventilating connections between the flues and the jars through certain of the Ventilating openings.

9. The combination of a closed compartment, a series of storage batteries within the compartment having their jars arranged adjacent one another so as to form Vertical Ventilating fines between adjacent sides of the jars, means sealed along the tops of the vertical Ventilating flues to divide the compartment into two closed chambers and having Ventilating openings therethrough, an air pipe communicating with the lower part of thecompartment below the vertical Ventilating iiues, and an air pipe communicating with the compartment above the tops of said Ventilating fines, whereby air may be passed between the walls of the jars and from one chamber to the other and the gases from the interior of the jars conducted od'.

210. T-he combination of a closed compartment, a series of storage batteries within the 'compartment the jars of which are .arranged adjacent one another so as to form vertical Ventilating spaces between adjacent sides of the jars, cover pieces along the tops of 'the Ventilating spaces between adjacent walls of the jars and also between the compartment walls and the walls of the jars adjacent thereto, said cover pieces forming Ventilating passages along the tops of the Ventilating spaces, which passages communicate with said spaces, and dividing the compartment horizontally into two closed chambers, said cover pieces being provided with Ventilating means through which air may flow from one compartment to the other, 4said means being arranged to prevent liquid deposited in the upper chamber from flowing through said Ventilating means into the lower chamber, an air pipe communicating with the compartment below the Vertical Ventilating spaces, a'second air pipe communicating with the compartment above said compartment-dividing means, and means for causing a flowl of air through the Vertical Ventilating spaces and the upper chamber.

11. The combination of a closed compartment, a series of Storage batteries Within the compartment having their jars arranged adjacent one another so as to form Vertical Ventilating spaces between adjacent sides of the jars, vertical spacing pieces within the Ventilating spaces between the walls of the.

jars dividing the spaces into Vertical fines, covers for the jars having Ventilating openings, means sealed along the tops of the ventilating fines and forming along the tops of the fines Ventilating passageways communicating with the fines, said means having Ventilating openings therethrough, Ventilating connections between said openings and certain of the openings in the covers of the jars, an air pipe communicating with the lower part of the compartment .below the Ventilating spaces, and an air pipe communicating with the compartment above the tops of the ues.

12. The combination of a closed compartment, a series of storage batteries within the compartment having their jars arranged adjacent one another so as to form Vertical Ventilating spaces between adjacent sides of the jars, vertical spacing pieces within the Ventilating spaces between the walls of the jars dividing the spaces into vertical ues, covers for the jars having Ventilating openings, cover pieces sealed along the tops of the Ventilating fines between adjacent walls of the jars and between the compartment walls and the walls of the jars adjacent thereto to divide the compartmenthorizcntally 'into two substantially air-tight portions, Ventilating'connections between saidi cover pieces and certaln of the Ventilating openings in the covers of the jars, an airi pipe communicating with the compartment below the Ventilating flues, and a-second air pipe communicating with the compartment above the cover pieces for the ues.

13. The combination of a closed comparttops of the Ventilating spaces between adjacent walls of the jars 'and between .y the.- compartment walls and the adjacent walls: of the jars to divide the compartment horl-,j

zontally into two closed chambers, Nsaid means having Ventilating openings therethrough, an air pipe communicating with the compartment through said floor, a second air pipe communicating with the compartment above said compartment-dividing means, and means for causing a How of air beneathy nuance.

1 the jars and throughg-,the'lzyentilating spaces iY and the upper chamben l 14:. The combination of a comparte ment, agseries ofstorage batteries within the .jacent one another so; as ytolfcrm Vertical Ventilating spaces between adjacent sides of Ventilating spaces and extending between spaces into Vertical ues, covers orthe jars having Ventilating openin s, coversextending along the tops of the j ues and sealed to the sidesof adjacent jars, Ventilating con,` .nections between the iiues and the interior oi, the jars through certain of tlieventilating openings, an air ipe communicating with the lower partof t e compartment belowthe "Ventilatinglues, and an air pi e communicating with the compartment a ove the cov# .ers to the Ventilating ues.

lin testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALMOND H. SNYDER.

Witnesses: i y L. METZEN,

R W. ENGLISH.

compartment having their .jars arranged ads the jars, Vertical spacingpieces within the adjacentv walls of the jars to. divide the 

